F1 2026

satanboy said:
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I think, on balance, a good call. Red Bull don't appear to be that far off the pace, at least on Max's side of the garage. They also have a strong history of developing their way back into a title fight so I am sure that given enough time, Max will be fighting for wins again.

Of course, this is bad news for the Red Bull juniors who may have been eyeing up that seat when the talk of Max leaving was rife. But they will have to bide their time.
 
I would have loved Max in a Merc, but I'm sure he would have done his homework regarding Red Bulls future/rate of development.
 
Red Bull pays Max all the money he wants. They give him freedom to do other racing and Sim racing. They sponsor other teams for him.
What other team will do that? Why would he leave Red Bull?
He have stated many times he does not care about how many championships he wins. He just want to enjoy himself and be tested. Without Red Bull he would probably leave F1.
 
handyman007 said:
Just to be sure that Max will be in F1 for the next 4.5 years is good enough for me.
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He will have an escape clause so that he can get out early if he is not a championship contender by the end of next year ......
He wouldn't lock himself in for 4 years in a poor car so they must have promised him a vast improvement.
 
caroper said:
He will have an escape clause so that he can get out early if he is not a championship contender by the end of next year ......
He wouldn't lock himself in for 4 years in a poor car so they must have promised him a vast improvement.
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Agreed. And I guess the money is ok...
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
This is now real facts, not your woke BS facts.
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Says the guy who cherry picked the last 16 years to suit his narrative.
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
They only have one multiple champion. The multiple is important as you mentioned careers went to die.
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Perhaps you misunderstood the point.
Red Bull have had 7 drivers who drove partial seasons for the team - Lawson, Tsunoda, Doornbos, Luizzi, Albon, Gasly, Kvyat. They have had 15 drivers in their 21 years. They change drivers like they change underpants.
Mercedes have had 6 drivers in the 'Modern Professional Era'. Apart from Antonelli, Schumacher did the shortest stint at 3 years.

Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
So as to careers going to die I asked to compare it to all the teams, but even comparing to the best other team. Red Bull have 2 multiple champions and 8 DWC.
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That is literally all they have - two drivers. The rest were seat warmers and they had no interest in them. Mercedes had 2 WC driving at the same time and no doubt will have their third champion this year.
 
JerryMungo said:
Says the guy who cherry picked the last 16 years to suit his narrative.
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What narrative genius? 16 years is 2010 when Merc joined again. It makes zero difference in stats if I said 2004 when red Bull started.
JerryMungo said:
Perhaps you misunderstood the point.
Red Bull have had 7 drivers who drove partial seasons for the team - Lawson, Tsunoda, Doornbos, Luizzi, Albon, Gasly, Kvyat. They have had 15 drivers in their 21 years. They change drivers like they change underpants.
Mercedes have had 6 drivers in the 'Modern Professional Era'. Apart from Antonelli, Schumacher did the shortest stint at 3 years.
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F1 is the pinnacle of motorsport genius. If other teams want to give average drivers a "career" then its probably the reason they at the back of the field.
JerryMungo said:
That is literally all they have - two drivers. The rest were seat warmers and they had no interest in them. Mercedes had 2 WC driving at the same time and no doubt will have their third champion this year.
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Firstly genius what two WC was driving at the same time? All the other Merc drivers was also just seat warmers.
 
handyman007 said:
Agreed. And I guess the money is ok...
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It is more than just a salary.

Red Bull allow him to indulge his other passions, passions which you might argue are greater than F1. He is allowed to enter GT races with Red Bull's support, including financial support through sponsorship of his own racing team.

I highly doubt Red Bull would continue sponsoring his GT and sim racing teams if he left and which other team on the grid would support his endeavours away from F1 the way Red Bull has?
 
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